Left picture: Allen C. Cline & wife, Lucy O. cline. Allen & Lucy were no relation, as far as we know. Lucy was the daughter of James Cline & Eliza (Hall) Cline.
Right picture: Allen C. & Lucy O. Cline & 2 of their daughters, Marie Cline and Elna (Cline) Whitney. They also had a daughter, Eliza (Cline) Radiker.
Lucy O. Cline was a granddaughter of John Cline & Lucy (England) (Scott) Cline, and a great granddaughter of Stephen England & Anna (Harper) England.
John Cline b January 2, 1798 in Frederick County, Virginia married one of the daughters' of Stephen England and Anna (Harper) England. Lucy (England) Scott married John Cline July 20, 1820 in Sangamon County, Illinois. They were married by her father, Stephen England, and this was the first marriage in Sangamon County, Illinois. See unpublished manuscript in another section of this book. Lucy was born February 13, 1797 in Bath County, Kentucky. John Cline died February 7, 1882 and Lucy died June 4, 1875. Both are buried in the Brittin Cemetery in Fancy Creek Township, Sangamon County, Illinois.
John is believed to be the son of John Cline, who died in Virginia, but he was raised by his grandfather, George Sutherland. Mr. Sutherland also raised 3 other brothers/sisters of John Cline. George Sutherland died in 1825 in Madison County, Ohio.Children of John Cline & Lucy (England)(Scott) Cline:
William Cline, b. Aug. 8, 1821 m. Eliza Canterbury
George W. Cline, b. 8 Apr 1823 m. Elizabeth Primm
Matilda Cline, b. 3 May 1825 m. Andrw Lynch; m David Jones.
Elizabeth Cline, b. 24 Aug. 1826 m. James A. Turley
John Cline, b. 30 Aug 1828 m. Nancy Jane Council
David Cline, b. 17 Jun 1830 m. Jane Hornback
Adaline Cline b. 25 Apr 1832 m. William Blue; m. Michael Hardman
Stephen Cline, b. 1 Nov. 1834 died 15 Aug. 1853
James Cline, b. 17 Jul 1837 m. Eliza Hall
Henry Cline, b. 8 Oct 1839 m. Mary Primm
Adaline Cline's first husband above was William Marshall Blue. He was killed in the battle of Guntown, Mississippi June 10, 1864 and his body was never recovered. Adaline and William Blue was married July 13, 1848 in Sangamon County, Illinois. She died March 15, 1878. William was in Co. C of the 114th Illinois Infantry in the Civil War. They had 5 known children: Parthenia Ellen Blue, James H. Blue, George W. Blue, Lucy Blue, & David Blue.
William Cline & Eliza Canterbury were married Sept. 6, 1842.
George W. Cline died August 14, 1845.
Matilda Cline and Andrew Lynch had 7 children, and she & David Jones had 2.
Elizabeth Cline & James A. Turley had 1 child.
John Cline & Nancy Jane Countil were married Aug. 29, 1848. He died Apr. 3, 1896.